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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday, April 13, 2023 on a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state. It's a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Montana lawmakers pass first-in-nation ban on TikTok

The Montana Legislature has passed a bill that prohibits the download or use of TikTok within its borders as of 2024, clearing the way for Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte to sign the first-of-its-kind ban in a test case for efforts to outlaw the app across the nation. Published April 14, 2023

A patient prepares to take the first of two pills for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Some abortion clinics are fielding lots of calls from patients since a Friday, April 7, 2023 court ruling threatened the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion, mifepristone. Patients are concerned about whether they can still get the care they need. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Drugmakers urge appeals court to stay Texas ruling on abortion pill

Dozens of drugmakers and pharmaceutical executives are urging a federal appeals court to stay a ruling that invalidated the two-decades-old approval of an abortion drug, saying a Texas judge allowed personal conclusions and cherry-picked anecdotes to supplant scientific reasoning. Published April 12, 2023

Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, walks at the White House on Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. Gupta announced Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, that states would be encouraged to submit proposals for how to use money from Medicaid funds to combat addiction and other medical services for people at state jails and prisons in an effort to help some of those most at risk of dying in the nation's overdose epidemic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House designates ‘tranq’-fentanyl combo an emerging drug threat

The White House drug czar told Congress on Wednesday that he is designating the combination of fentanyl and "tranq" as an emerging threat, underscoring the level of alarm around a vicious drug mixture that causes skin abscesses and amputations and is worsening the deadly overdose crisis. Published April 12, 2023

People march through downtown Amarillo to protest a lawsuit to ban the abortion drug mifepristone Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, in Amarillo, Texas. Some Democrat-controlled states are advancing and adopting laws and executive orders intended to shield their residents against civil lawsuits and criminal investigations related to providing abortions for women from states where there are bans. (AP Photo/Justin Rex) **FILE**

DOJ seeks a stay of Texas abortion pill ruling

The Department of Justice asked an appeals court Monday to freeze an "extraordinary and unprecedented" ruling that said the Food and Drug Administration's approval of an abortion drug, mifepristone, was unlawful. Published April 10, 2023